Tityrus and Galatea (Virgil, Eclogue 1): An Expected Relationship
Tityrus and Galatea are found together only in Virgil, Eclogue 1. The article argues that they form a ‘significant’ pair of pastoral names, suggesting ‘cheese’ and ‘milk’. It provides evidence from Theocritus, where ‘milky’ Galatea is inserted in the semantic field of ‘milk and cheese’; Lucian, whe...
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Dictynna
2010
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |